Art that pops right off the page and art that makes you think, that is what Barbara Kruger's art does. Her photos that she has doctored have such a distinct quality about all of them that make you say, hey that is by Barbara Kruger! She uses pictures circa 1940's through 1950's and transforms them into a complete different thing than they were before. She changes the meaning of each one individually in order to convey a bigger and bolder meaning.
This installment above took up an entire room at the Mary Boone gallery in 1991. Her colors speak volumes about her art. She uses shades of Black, but black, white and red compose her work. The white writing on a red surface really screams out at you like a warning sign on a bottle saying "don't drink this!"
Her pieces are so urgent, and are always of black and white portraits with the red on them. It makes them seem more important like you have to look at it immediately and absorb the information fast. I bet people do one of two things when they go to a gallery with her stuff, they either go through it super fast because they read everything fast due to the urgency, or they get so caught up in all that is on the walls that they remain in the gallery forever and a day.
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